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When you're running a business (especially a small business), you have to consider many financial strategies. One of them is deciding how to pay for the support services like accounting, payroll, and time and attendance software that your business needs...read more

We’re delighted to let you know that Virtual TimeClock 15 is now available! Virtual TimeClock 15 is a free upgrade for users currently enrolled in our Software Maintenance and Support program and all customers that have recently purchased the software....read more

It’s that time of year again! On Sunday, March 8 at 2 AM, it's time to set your clocks forward one hour for most of those living in the United States. The observance of Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been...read more

The Windows XP operating system made a big splash when it launched in 2001 and has been a workhorse for many businesses, schools, and municipalities for over 12 years. Many of you may not know that Microsoft stopped supporting XP...read more

We always enjoy talking to our northern neighbors in Canada and occasionally we receive questions about whether Virtual TimeClock can calculate indemnity payments for observed statutory and national holidays. Virtual TimeClock does calculate pay based on hourly rates, but not...read more

In 1879, the 45th Congress of the United States designated February 22 as a federal holiday. The date was chosen because it is the birthday of the first President of the United States, George Washington. On January 1, 1971, in...read more

There's been lots of buzz about the new Apple Watch, scheduled for release in early 2015. A major focus of the smartwatch will be on fitness apps, like tracking your daily physical activity to show how much time you've spent...read more

Redcort.com has received a number of enhancements to improve the user experience when researching time and attendance software, using the free employer resources, and using the self service support tools. Blogs, articles, past Tips & Tricks newsletters, and...read more

2014 was another year of growth here at Redcort Software. We added additional staff on the operations side of the business to continually provide the exceptional customer experience you've come to expect from the industry leader in time and attendance...read more

There are two federal and business holidays observed in the United States during the month of January: New Year's Day (1st) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (19th). Don’t expect mail delivery though. Like all U.S. federal holidays these dates...read more

Holidays have a way of bringing people to together, whether they be family, friends, or even strangers from diverse social, political, and religious backgrounds. There's something about religious, cultural, and national celebrations that help us find common ground with one...read more

Small Business Saturday is held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the United States and encourages people to shop at small, local businesses in order to help unite local communities during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year....read more

Christmas Day became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1870 under the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant and is celebrated on December 25. Christmas is also a widely observed cultural and civil holiday in many other parts...read more

The month of November contains two US federal holidays. The first holiday is Veterans Day, which honors people who have served in the US Armed Forces. Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 because World War I officially ended at...read more

California recently passed a new sick leave law requiring most employers, regardless of size, to give their workers at least three paid sick days (24 hours) per year. Employers can award the paid sick time based on accrual or give...read more

We're delighted to announce that Virtual TimeClock 14 Release 4 is now available for immediate download. We've put a lot of effort into polishing this latest time clock software release and hope you enjoy the new release as much as...read more

Time clocks—with punch cards and a line of employees waiting to check in or check out of work—are an almost universal signifier of the modern industrial age. Punchcards, the physical paper type, are still in wide use, but as you...read more

Here we grow again! We're currently looking for experienced developers for our mobile, desktop, and web time clock applications. Browse the latest developer job postings and send us your resume by checking out Career Opportunities at Redcort Software.read more

Windows RT is an edition of the Windows 8 operating system designed for mobile devices to improve power efficiency and allow for longer battery life. Windows RT looks and functions a lot like Windows 8. For example, it still provides...read more

We've received a number of calls recently from Merry Maids franchise owners saying that Merry Maids corporate will no longer be handling payroll processing for them. Franchises will apparently be switching to new franchise management software that will no longer...read more

Summer is the time many businesses tap into the newly liberated work force and bring on summer interns to help out. Of course, Virtual TimeClock is the perfect tool to keep track of temporary and part time workers. You'll have...read more

The Virtual TimeClock Network Edition is a client-server software based time and attendance system that runs on your computer network, even between business locations via an Internet connection. To use the Network Edition, you'll need to download and install:...read more

We've talked before about the touchscreen friendliness of Virtual TimeClock 14: larger buttons for the PIN interface, larger font for the in/out board list, and full screen mode. For those of you looking for something more stationary than a laptop...read more